MISSION NAME
GPS IIF-6 251
Status
Success
DATE
17 MAY 2014
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United Launch Alliance
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B
Description
GPS IIF (Global Positioning System) or Navstar-2F (Navigation System using Timing And Ranging) satellites are the fourth evolution stage of the second generation of the GPS satellites. Improvements included an extended design life of 12 years, faster processors with more memory, and a new civil signal on a third frequency.
Delta IV M+(4,2)